Before Wednesday night’s first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match at Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger made a subtle jab at Chelsea.
Because his side, Real Madrid, is the current Champions League champion, Rudiger expressed confidence that his team will win.
The former Chelsea player and Germany international noted a lot has changed with the Blues’ current squad, which is mired in 11th place in the Premier League.
He added that he does not really know what to anticipate from Frank Lampard’s team, saying that the current Chelsea club does not like the one he played with that won the Champions League two years ago.
“The current Chelsea team has undergone significant transition, and I’m not sure what to anticipate… The team I played for doesn’t really resemble it, Rudiger told the Spanish news site MARCA.
“They are really excellent players, so I expect quality, but I’m not sure what else we can find.” We are Real Madrid, therefore it won’t be an easy game.
We are in the quarterfinals, so anything may happen, he continued. The fact that we are familiar with this style of football since we are in Madrid is the finest part.
